egypt assignment Crossword

a covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails and other visceral organs from an embalmed body
The place where the Ancient Egyptians believed they would go after they died.
The region of land where the Nile River split into several branches before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
A place where several large pyramids and the Great Sphinx were built.
A good luck sign of the Sun or Moon that the Egyptians believed protected one from evil.
- A period of rule when a series of kings or pharaohs all came from the same family.
A text that had a number of magic spells that were supposed to help a person in the afterlife.
A dead body that has been specially preserved using embalming so that it won't rot.
The supreme ruler of all of Ancient Egypt. He or she was considered a god.
A giant tomb built for the pharaohs of Egypt. It was made from stone and had four sides that came to a point at the top in a pyramid shape.
A mythological beast with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh or god. The Egyptians built sphinx statues to guard tombs.
Egyptian god of the afterlife.
The capital city of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. It was near the border of Upper and Lower Egypt.
A special stone that had the same inscription written both in Greek and in Egyptian hieroglyphics. It was very helpful in translating and understanding hieroglyphics.
The northern half of Ancient Egypt. It was called Lower Egypt because it was at the end of the Nile River where it entered the Mediterranean Sea.